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During the traditional wedding ceremony, the(1)_____ couple promise each other lifelong devotion. Yet, about one out of four Ame
During the traditional wedding ceremony, the(1)_____ couple promise each other lifelong devotion. Yet, about one out of four Ame
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2013-11-10
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During the traditional wedding ceremony, the(1)_____ couple promise each other lifelong devotion. Yet, about one out of four American marriages ends in divorce. Since 1940, the divorce rate has more than doubled, and experts predict that, of all marriages that(2)_____ in the 2000s, about 50% will end in divorce. The U.S. has one of the highest divorce rates in the world, perhaps(3)_____ the highest.
What(4)_____ wrong? The fact that divorce is so common in the United States does not mean that Americans consider marriage a casual, unimportant(5)______. Just the opposite is(6)______. Americans expect a great(7)_____ from marriage. They seek physical, emotional, and intellectual compatibility. They want to be deeply loved and (8)_____. It is because Americans expect so much from marriage that so many get divorced. They prefer no marriage at all to a marriage without love and understanding. With typical American optimism, they end one marriage(9)_____ that the next will be happier.(10)_____ no-fault divorce laws in many states, it is easier than before to get a divorce. Some American women,(11)_____ in unhappy marriages because they don’t have the education or job (12)_____ to support themselves and their children. But most American women believe that, if necessary, they can(13)_____ alone without a husband.
When a couple gets divorced, the court may (14)_____ the man to pay his former wife a monthly sum of money(15)_____ alimony. The amount of alimony depends on the husband’s (16)_____, the wife’s needs and the(17)_____ of the marriage. Occasionally, the court decides that a woman should(18)_____ her husband alimony. About 10% of American women(19)_____ their husbands. The court may decide that she must continue to support him after the divorce. This is a rather new(20)_____ in the United States.
(19)
选项
A、outweigh
B、outnumber
C、compensate
D、out earn
答案
D
解析
根据下文的continue to support“继续供养”,可推断在婚姻内也是女方供养丈夫.即女方赚的钱要多,out earn“比……赚得多”符合上下文语义。outweigh“比……更重要”:outnumber“数量上超过”;compensate“补偿”。
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